Psychology

Description

What do you feel? How do you behave? What are your thoughts? Feelings, actions and thoughts are closely related and in this Psychology course, you will see how! Do you wonder things like why you learn the way you do, how you forget, and what makes you remember? Are you curious about mental disorders and what traditional and non-traditional therapy is all about? If experiments and role plays and dream interpretations sound interesting, then this is the class for you! In this course you will learn more about yourself and others including how to break a habit and how to cope with stress. The purpose of this course is to introduce you to the psychological facts, principles, and phenomena associated with each of the subfields within psychology. 

Major Topics and Concepts

The evolution of psychology
The biological bases of behavior
Sensation and perception
Consciousness and dreams
Human development
Learning and memory and intelligence
Psychological disorders and therapy
Social psychology